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Pizza deliveryman shot in Maitland

Maitland police are looking for the gunman who shot a pizza deliveryman Friday night.

Authorities said the Papa John's deliveryman was walking to his car after delivering a pizza at the Maitland Shores Apartments, on Lake Avenue, about 11:20 p.m. when he was confronted by the gunman and shot.

Police said the victim drove himself about 1.5 miles to the Papa John’s Pizza south of Maitland Boulevard, where police were called. The middle-aged delivery man was taken by ambulance to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Maitland police spokesman Sgt. Louis Grindle said the victim was in stable condition Saturday and was scheduled for surgery.

Police said investigators recovered a shell casing in the area of the shooting. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Maitland police at 407-539-6262, or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.